✈️ Academic route
FROM🇺🇸 United States→TO🇹🇷 Türkiye
United States school-leaving stage to Türkiye: education route
Compare school-leaving stage in United States with the corresponding school stage in Türkiye, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.
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Route alignment
United States describes this point as High school · Grades 9–12. Türkiye describes the receiving stage as Lise · Grades 9–12. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.
DEPARTING STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12✈ARRIVING STAGELise · Grades 9–12
📚 Side-by-side
What crosses with the learner
Route point🇺🇸 United States🇹🇷 Türkiye
Current stageHigh school · Grades 9–12Lise · Grades 9–12
Education authorityState and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.The Ministry of National Education sets the national school structure and curriculum; higher-education access is coordinated through national bodies and institutions.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements
🧳 Preparation file
Bring these into the route
- Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
- School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
- Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
- Certified translations and language-learning history where requested
🔗 Official links
Open the issuing sources
State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗Turkish education system and national curriculumMinistry of National Education ↗National upper-secondary curriculumMinistry of National Education ↗
🔎 Also described as
moving from United States to Türkiye for school-leaving stageUnited States school-leaving stage in TürkiyeUnited States to Türkiye school transfer requirements